Waxing · 77.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 17°
Moon age
9.3days
Moon phase on January 5, 1944Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, January 5, 1944, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 77.3% of its visible face lit, 9.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
77.3%Illumination at noon UTC
9.3 dMoon age
385,653 km239,634 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (17°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 5, 1944 is on Monday, January 10, 1944 at 10:10 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 27, 1943 at 03:50 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, January 2, 1944 | 20:04 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, January 10, 1944 | 10:10 |
The Moon around January 5
More about this date
Wednesday, January 5, 1944 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 27, 1943 to the new moon of January 25, 1944, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1944, or the whole moon calendar 1944.
- The same date one year apart: 1943 · 1945.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.